Yesterday, Makoto and I went for a walk. We spotted a combine harvesting the rice crop. (They had just planted the rice when we arrived in May--seems like the year is all but over now...) コンバイン has become one of Makoto's favorite words and things.

Seeing the combine, he turned to me and said, 「コンバインは」

I see a bright future for him--maybe in Manzai? Or perhaps as a bilingual comedian on the international circuit. Who knows?